Hot flashes, poor sleep, brain fog, low libido? A physician explains menopause symptoms and treatments that help in Hudson, OH and Barboursville, WV.
You’re waking up drenched at 3 a.m. Your focus isn’t what it used to be. The scale is creeping up even though nothing about your routine has changed. And intimacy feels different. If this sounds familiar, you’re far from alone, and you don’t have to just push through it.
At Serene Med Spa in Hudson, Ohio and Barboursville, West Virginia, we help women understand what’s happening during perimenopause and menopause, and build a plan to feel like themselves again.
Menopause is the point when your periods have stopped for good, confirmed after 12 months without a period. In the U.S., the average age is 52, and most women start the transition between 45 and 55. The years leading up to it, called perimenopause, usually last two to eight years, and that’s often when symptoms start.
These changes happen because the ovaries gradually make less estrogen and progesterone, and testosterone declines with age too. Those hormones affect far more than your cycle: your brain, sleep, skin, bones, muscles, bladder and sex life all feel the shift.
Many menopause symptoms overlap with thyroid problems, low iron, low vitamin B12 and low vitamin D. That’s why every plan starts with a women’s hormone and wellness lab panel through Labcorp. It checks estradiol, FSH, testosterone, SHBG, thyroid function, vitamins, iron stores and more. You can read what each test means in our lab test guide.
According to The Menopause Society, hormone therapy is the most effective treatment for hot flashes and for genitourinary symptoms like vaginal dryness. It also helps prevent bone loss. For most healthy women younger than 60 or within 10 years of menopause, the Society says the benefits outweigh the risks.
As a Biote Certified Provider, Serene offers bioidentical hormone pellet therapy, and your physician will also review FDA-approved hormone options. We’ll explain the benefits, risks and evidence for each so you can choose what fits your health and your life. Learn more about hormone optimization at Serene.
For postmenopausal women with bothersome low sexual desire, an international expert consensus supports carefully dosed testosterone therapy, with blood levels checked before treatment and monitored after. We keep levels within the normal female range.
For dryness, laxity and bladder leaks, our women’s wellness treatments include V-Renew PRP, VTone and FormaV and Morpheus8 V, offered privately by our physician-led team.
It depends on your health history. Hormone therapy may not be right for women with a history of breast or uterine cancer, blood clots, stroke, heart attack, active liver disease or unexplained vaginal bleeding. Your physician reviews your history, labs and personal risk before recommending anything. Follow-up labs keep treatment on track.
The average age in the U.S. is 52, and most women go through the transition between 45 and 55. Symptoms often begin in perimenopause, years before the final period.
For women with frequent hot flashes, the SWAN study found a median duration of 7.4 years, often continuing about 4.5 years after the last period.
Yes. Many women start having symptoms in perimenopause. Labs and a consultation can help sort out what’s going on and what might help.
Yes. We start with a women’s hormone and wellness panel to confirm what’s driving your symptoms and to rule out look-alike conditions like thyroid problems or low iron.
Serene Med Spa has offices in Hudson, Ohio, serving Summit County and Northeast Ohio, and in Barboursville, West Virginia, serving Huntington and the Tri-State.
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References: National Institute on Aging, What Is Menopause? · Avis NE, et al. Duration of Menopausal Vasomotor Symptoms Over the Menopause Transition. JAMA Intern Med. 2015. · The 2022 Hormone Therapy Position Statement of The North American Menopause Society. Menopause. 2022. · Davis SR, et al. Global Consensus Position Statement on the Use of Testosterone Therapy for Women. J Clin Endocrinol Metab. 2019. · ACOG. Compounded Bioidentical Menopausal Hormone Therapy. 2023.
This article is for general information only and is not medical advice. Hormone therapy and other treatments are provided only after consultation and evaluation by a licensed provider. Compounded bioidentical hormone pellets are not FDA-approved. Individual results vary.
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